from sights for close-quarters battle to scopes zeroed for longer-range shots , not to mention vertical or folding fore-grips , bipods , lights , lasers or anything else a player may want to bolt to their paintball gun , and as the TMC is relatively light , the resulting weapon won ’ t be a boat-anchor to drag around all day at the paintball field . Some players may find the bottom-line air adapter awkward or less than authentic , but as the marker is geared towards opening the style of play to a wider swath of players , allowing them the option of using a standard bottle , bottom-line style , rather than painting them into the corner of buying a remote air line or using a tiny bottle built into a shoulder stock was probably a good idea . We chose a small , light Ninja 4,500psi air bottle for our play with the marker and this kept the size , weight and length-of-pull to a minimum allowing us to continue to use the marker ’ s shoulder stock comfortably for shouldering and shooting .
While Tippmann includes a hopper adapter with the marker , we left that in the box and stuck with the included magazines . The only trouble we ran into there was that just when we were getting into a good rhythm with the trigger , we got blanks instead of paints and had to drop a mag to reload ! We found the stock barrel to be serviceable and accurate , though groups did tend to open up at longer ranges making an upgrade something we ’ d consider in the future .
Simple , reliable , durable , functional and certainly looking the part , the Tippmann TMC is an outstanding addition to the company ’ s lineup and a great addition to the world of magazine-fed paintball . That the TMC is available at only two hundred dollars retail is an added incentive for players to try out both the marker and the mag-fed style of play , and this will certainly help mag-fed paintball continue to add soldiers to its ranks !
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